Tuesday, January 13, 2015

8th Grade Band PLC

Welcome back! I hope you all had a great vacation! You will need your instruments and your devices. There is a TON to do. We will need to be purposeful to get it all done. Our primary focus today will be "Armed Forces on Parade." It is important that we have this piece "roughed in" from beginning to end THIS rehearsal if we are to stay on track for concert preparation.
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Our Plan:

1) Welcome!

2) Page 42 Warm Ups, including scales and chorales - Focus on intonation, balance, and dynamics

3) Amazing Grace - Warm Up Piece and Review

LUNCH BREAK

1) Armed Forces on Parade

2) Recorded pre-assessment of "Armed Forces on Parade."

3) Rehearsal of "Armed Forces on Parade" Rehearsal techniques include student conductors, direct instruction, and sectionals.

4) Post assessment on "Armed Forces on Parade."

5) Listen to "Last Full Measure"

6) Start Rehearsal of "Last Full Measure." Rehearsal techniques will include: Full Band Run Through for Pre-assessment, Sectionals for differentiation, Full Band Run through for Post Assessment, Student Conductors. We want to start polishing today, and we ought to have the piece roughed in successfully. GREAT JOB FLUTE SOLOISTS! We've had 6 thus far in 7th and 8th grade band. We need some more!

7) Rough run-through of concert

8) Assignments for practicing.

9) Concert Letters Home.

10) Post to Google Classroom for "exit ticket."

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